even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
offender; criminal; culprit
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
wounded person; injured person
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to cut off (a relationship)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to set a watch; to post guards
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
late at night; at a late hour
middle of the night; dead of night
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam